Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-24
THE WORST YET.
0'BRIEN'S CARRIAGE RfDnLED
WITH BULLETS,
And the Driver Sbet-A Quiet Meet
ing Succeeded by an Attack
with Firearms.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-uSroS.l

HAMILTON (Ont.), May 23d.-Mr.O .O'Brien
met with a reception here which threw
everything that has occurred up to the
present time in the shade. As he was
helped out of the car his eyes rested upon
such an extraordinary sight as is said by
citizens not to have been seen in this town
during many years. There under the
scorching rays of the sun, with their hats
off, was vast body OF stalwart men Dacked
50 closely together that a passage could
not be made for some minutes. In vain
did Mr.. Kilbride and his other friends be-
seech the thronging thousands to make
way and stop shaking hands with Mr.
O'Brien.
Finally the procession of carriages M owed
and proceeded to the Royal Hotel, saluted
with cheers along the whole route A
meeting was held at o'clock in the Palace
Rink, on Jackson street, about half mile
from the hotel. Outside the hall large
crowd had gathered, only q few of whom
were anti o. Brienites. O'Brien begged the
indulgence of his audience on account OF
his condition, and proceeded to speak with
such force as he had, covering in the main
the same ground which he has heretofore
covered in his speeches. After Mr. o Brien
sat down, the Chairman read a cablegram
of sympathy from Mccarthy, Sexton, Healy
Dillon and Biggar.
George Collins, an Englishman who also
addressed the meeting, astonished the
audience by the bitterness of the attack on
Lord Lansdowne.
Frederick Walters, President of the Iron
Molders' Union, ]. H Racey and Edward
Williams, all Englishmen, and Wm. Berry
an 0rangeman, mace speeches, after which
a resolution condemning Lord Lansdowne
was passed.
A crowd Of several hundred collected on
Jackson street, opposite the rink, just as
was the case at Kingston, while the meet.
ing was going on. They were Orangemen
but the Chief of Police drove them away.
The chief allowed no one to stand on the
block What he did probably prevented {
riot, for had there been any attack the mer
who met O'Brien at the depot in the fore
noon, and who We're on hand in hundreds
marching up and down on the side streets
would have done terrible execution
O'Brien's bodyguard in Hamilton was al
organized reality. All was well up to this
but the worst was to come AnOthe
attack was made upon O'Brien-thi
time with irearms-and again there wa
another miraculous escape. This escape
however. being accompanied by a wount
in the wrist of one of O'Briens faithful
companions. O'Brien was sitting down
after having made vigorous speech il
return for vote of thanks passed, ant
Dennis Kilbride was engaged in lik
task. Just then man was OBJ
| served on the platform leaning owe
and whispering something in O'Brien's ear
1t was noticed that 'Brien shook his heaC
as though in dissent. The man persisted
and half of the audience now rose to theil
feet, peering over each others heads anC
anxiously striving to catch a glimpse o.
what was going forward on the platform
The Chairman tried TO quiet the anxiety by
asking the audience to hear Mr.. Kilbride
but the crowd of two thousand people
primed with angry feelings, that have lasteC
since the two successive attem pts on O Brer
at Kingston and Toronto. were not easily
quieted down. They had noticed that
man whispered to O'Brien, and they wert
evidently determined to see what it meant
The man again made silent appeal (what
ever it was) and again Mr.. O'Brien shool
his head. Still one more appeal was made
and this time Mr.. O'Brien seemed to ac
quiesce.
THE FIRST SIGN OF CoMMoTIoN
Was when Mr.. 'Brien got up and left tn
platform. This was in response to re
quest several time made to him, which b.
had already refused. 1t was the idea o
some otficious and meddlesome man.
plan which he had to save O'Brien's life
The plan was to leave the rink by
narrow alley, then reach McNabb street
jump into a carriage in waiting and driv,
to the hotel. 1t was the first time, so IA
during his tour, that he did not 90 out the
ordinary way, and the plan well nigh cos
him his life. In the carriage which wa,
covered, the only ones besides O'BrieI
| were Messrs. McGahOn and Roche, of tn,
local branch Of the National League, anC
Dennis kilbride. On the drivers seat wer,
John Nelson, who held the reins, and Til
Q Brien. AS they whipped up the horse,
and faced for the hotel the crowd suddenly
appeared. This crowd proved unfriendly
for no sooner had o BIien and his friend.
taken their places than they set up the
usual Kissing and groaning, which after
wards proved to be a concerted signal to q
group of five men who lurked around the
market building in Market Square The
men who Missed and groaned followed the
carriage, and as it wheeled into Market
Square there was sudden click.
THE CARRIAGE BoMBARDED WITH BULLETS
The horses pranced, and flash Of lght
suddenly overspread the group Of build,
ings where the men lurked. The reins
dropped out of John Nelson's hands, and
with the exclamation, =" Oh, my GOD, Tm
shot !" he fell forward on the seat.
Crash crash crash quick as lightning
and through the bright flashes of fame
sped the bullets from two reyolvers, until
eight shots had been fired. O'Brien
stretched forward TO look out, and as be
did so ball whistled by his face, and
passed through the opposite window with
out harming anybody. T. ?. O'Brien,
Nelson's companion, who had been dazed,
now grasped the reins and
LAsHED THE HORSES THROUGH THE SQUARE
Into James street and down to the hotel.
Here there was hostile crowd, who hooted
as the party within tried to open the door,
but could not. Mr.. Mcmahon jumped
over the door, and, drawing his revolver,
held the crowd at bay while O'Brien and
his friends were making their exiy from
the carriage, also by the same uncomfort-
able way. As the party stepped into the
corridor of the hotel
a NoLLEY OF ROTTEN EGGS
Was hurled at them, bat no one was hit.
Chief Mckinnon and his men now rushed
up, but all was over. Nelson was taken to
the City Hospital and DR.. James White ex-
tracted the bullet. He says the wound is
dangerous. 1t is on The left wrist. No ar
rests were made.
When Mr.. O'Brien reached his room be
was smiling and cheerful, and nobody TO
look at him would have supposed that be
had just escaped from the last Of series OF
attempts to take his life.
FEAR OF MORE TROUBLE,
AS this dispatch is being written there is
q great deal OF excitement in the streets
Ffre-crackers and powder are being ex-
ploded in all directions, and firearms dis
charged. A kind of preliminary celebra-